By Junkman Uncaged Although the scope of this blog and podcast will be national, from time to time I’ll write or talk about issues here in my home state of Arizona, particularly when the story, though local in scope, exemplifies a fundamental that applies nationwide. A number of newspapers and blogs across the country have established “fact check” features: ostensibly … Read More

By Adam Kress From the Phoenix Business Journal If you live in the Phoenix area and spent any time on Facebook or Twitter yesterday, you may have come across a story that a lot of people were sharing. It was titled: “Reasons why Phoenix is the worst place ever.” Pretty provocative headline, right? It’s kind of hard not to react … Read More

Legislative Salute Success!     We wrapped up last week with our Legislative Salute and were honored to have so many of our Republican legislators and supporters attend, but also to hear Senator Jon Kyl address the crowd with his wisdom, humor, and enthusiasm about the upcoming elections. We are extraordinarily thankful for our GOP-majority Legislature, and we raised more … Read More

From the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board There are a lot of questions remaining about the strange, vile, racist comments that have been attributed to Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. The audiotapes need to be authenticated. The context of the remarks, which represent 16 minutes out of what was apparently an hourlong conversation, should be explained. But if it … Read More

What about them, they ask? What about Bob Kalsu? Until Tillman died in Afghanistan 10 years ago today, Kalsu, a rising star lineman for the Buffalo Bills, had been the last NFL player to die in service to his country. Kalsu was killed in South Vietnam in 1970. In all, 26 young men who played in the NFL died in … Read More

By Alexis Levinson “Ice cream brings people together,” according to Arizona state treasurer, Doug Ducey. “Of course, government is dramatically different from ice cream.” But Ducey hopes he can parlay the lessons he learned as the chief executive officer of ice cream company Cold Stone Creamery into a job as the governor of Arizona next year. Ducey is one in … Read More

By Byron York Washington Examiner In 2008, both Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain supported defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. In 2012, only Republican Mitt Romney supported traditional marriage, Obama having announced a change of heart six months before the election. What about 2016? It’s impossible to imagine a Democratic candidate not supporting … Read More

Every one has seen these union banners –  usually due to using non-organized labor.  They either elicit cheers or jeers, if anything at all, depending on one’s political perspective. The owner of this Subaru dealership in Wichita came up with a brilliant response: coopt the protest for their own purposes. They added this sign: Which resulted in this awesome message: … Read More

From the New York Times: The message implicit in the prizewinning documentaries “Detropia” and “Searching for Sugar Man,” in Detroit’s declaration of bankruptcy in 2013 — in even a casual drive along Gratiot Avenue, past mile after mile of burned-out or boarded-up houses and stores — is that Detroit is in a pitiable state. Yet when Toby Barlow reflects on … Read More

The following was submitted as a Guest Column: When State Representative Justin Pierce first entered the Secretary of State’s race last year, many political observers thought he would be a viable candidate who had at least a shot of beating both Wil Cardon and Michele Reagan in a divided Republican primary. It was assumed that Gary Pierce’s connections, the support … Read More